Daily Republican., 1887-05-27

girrD HE Wes eove0. 10 DOW dlnor-
snt Vas this qutes, pale wcDsn fsom
The Hilda Of old.
Daring this time strange fancy had
entered Hilda's mind, which we des-
tined never TO leave her, SD which
grew with her returning strength until
u becsms the one sbeorblng thoukht OF
her lifA jack woald oome back 70 Der,
she felt certain. II her dyDope she bad
bshsld . tempest tossed vessel Up the
midst OF = rAging go The nasN were
gone and the fudder broken. Presently
Il life boat was Sowsrsd. Eagerly she
scanned the faces Of the Grew. and
among them saw her lovers, Fora
long time the little boat VA tossed
|abont ut the mercy OF the waves; bat 10
the gray light OF early morning It mp.
|prosched steep. rocky coast, snd she
knew tho men were landing. It might
mot be THE year or next, but some day
Jack snd she would meet, to renew the
happiness Of the past.
The sunny days Of autumn passed
away. Winter came with it, frosEs and
snow, but brought no tidings pf this
lost ship 10 the weary girl who waited
lso patiently. In the early spring . new
sorrow was added 70 her life. The kind
father who hAd loved her from infancy,
who had watched over her when she
was helpless child ,And whose weather
beaten hand hsd suppliod her wAnta
with the tenderness OF . womans was
gone from her forever. When the Hrsi
Wild bowers were timidly looking out
from their retreats ano filling the siI
with gentle fragrance. Capt, DAVIS Wa
laid In his last restipg .plAca.
In her great loneliS ess Hilds prayed
thAt death might claim her also. snd
end the misery OF her existence. Wins
could the future. have In store for herr
All whom she loved had been tAker
Isvay. She must live through the ter
ribls monotony months and years Will
no bright my OF hope to cheer her way
But Hilds did not die. 6uoh prayer
ere seldom answered.
The old man left his daughter wei
provided for. and ~ the heiress OF Z
snug little fortune she resolved many
Offers Of marriage. But oil her suitor'
were treated with cold indifference
No one could take the place Of him To-
whose coming she still waited.
But the years went on, and ha did no
come. Was her dream never 10 be 70
allied? She WAS NO longer the slender
/ molOou VINO uau WotOuGu bu0 uopnLt
ing ship, but Q palo.faced woman o
sixty, ON Whose head tho frost Of ag'
had settled. With those gray hairs hat
come desire for rest, . longing 70 Re
away from the noise and strife of th
world to some place whore ell would b
lQuiet. Hilda had learned the mos
dlnieult lesson OF life, the lesson Of pa
tience. and had begun 70 look upon he
lonsliness with resiRuattoa. She w0ult
60 TO some village. swsy from the con
fusion OF cities, and thero make 70
herself . homo in her old age.
Thus IL was that tho Inhabitants
1.-The little inland town made the &C
IQuaintance OF Aunt Hilda. For ifteel
years ahe has lived among then. help
Ing the poor and nursing the sick, wiz
ming her way TO the hearts OF all by be
kindness and generosity. Tonight q
she sits by the window, with the even
ing shadows closing in upon her, fee
Hing Of content fills her soul The va
face loses It's hopeless expression an
wears look OF resignation. The shat
lows deepen. The day 10 done. a poI
and silvery ray falls upon the qnls
figure by the window. The waste
Ihsnds are folded peacefully, and th
gen tie face IL marked by beautiful 81
preston of rsst. Aunt Hilda has cor
to meet her lover.